Small urban area
Kawerau
The 60th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 7,680 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
7,680
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.1%
7,670 a year earlier
Since 2018
+2.9%
7,460 in 2018
Median age
38.2
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 8,120-5.4% over 29 years2025 · 7,680
Who lives here
- 0–14 years1,68021.9%
- 15–39 years2,32030.2%
- 40–64 years2,10027.3%
- 65 and over1,59020.7%